Cristiano Ronaldo has broken his silence with a rant on Instagram following a surprise claim that he wanted to quit the Portugal squad at the World Cup.
The 37-year-old five-time Ballon d’Or winner has started in his first three games for Qatar.
However, against Switzerland, Fernando Santos was left out and replaced by Gonzalo Ramos, who scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 victory.
On Thursday, Portuguese media outlet Record reported that Ronaldo had threatened to quit the World Cup after being benched.
The Portuguese Football Association categorically denied this in a statement.
The striker has now released a statement of his own after leaving Manchester United following an explosive interview with Pierce Morgan.
“It’s a group too cohesive to be broken by an outside force,” he wrote Tuesday, releasing a snapshot of the team, including himself, celebrating the goal. A brave country that will not yield to any enemy.
A team in the truest sense of the word, fighting to the end for their “dream”. Believe with us! Strength, Portugal! ”
The former Manchester United striker is said to have told Santos after Ronaldo was replaced in the second half of the group stage game against South Korea. “You’re in a hurry to take me,” he said.
Ronaldo quickly denied the allegations, claiming he was actually talking to a South Korean player who encouraged him to leave the pitch early.
He said, “What happened was that before my substitute, a Korean player told me to leave.”
I said, “You don’t have that kind of authority, so shut up.” There was no disagreement with the director). ”
However, Ronaldo sulked when he was dismissed, and it was unavoidable that he made Santos feel overwhelmed.
Ramos scored a hat-trick in the last 16 and is expected to keep his position at the expense of Ronaldo.
Portugal will face Morocco in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.
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